POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATES AND DIPLOMAS


nMay provide a professional qualification needed for a particular career or be the initial stages of a taught Masters award


POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN EDUCATION (PGCE)


nA route into teaching if you already have a degree


n This course mainly focuses on developing your teaching skills, and not on the subject you intend to teach


n LJMU offers some PGCE subject conversion courses


TAUGHT MASTERS (MA, MSc, MRes)


n Builds upon your undergraduate knowledge and skills


n Can be studied 12 months full time, or two years part time


n Opportunity to follow specialist option modules based on your own interests


n Combination of taught modules, coursework and a dissertation (an extensive piece of work that will allow you to research a particular topic in depth)


n Some courses are designed for students with little or no academic experience in the subject area


MASTER OF RESEARCH (MRes)


n 60% of this course is focused around your individual research project work making this the ideal route for people wishing to pursue a research career


n A qualification in its own right or the basis for a doctoral programme (PhD)


n You will be assigned a dedicated academic mentor, who will become your Director of Studies should you progress to a PhD programme


MPhil


n Requires competence in conducting independent enquiry as well as the use of appropriate research methods and techniques


n Can be completed between one and four years depending on whether you are a full or part time student


PhD


n You will be expected to show mastery of a specialist field and to have made an original, personal contribution to the understanding of a problem, to the advancement of knowledge or to the generation of new ideas


n Normally takes between two and six years to complete depending on your mode of


study


call 0151 231 5090 or email courses@ljmu.ac.uk for details on postgraduate study at LJMU


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student quote


“I did not feel confident at work and the MSc at LJMU bridged the gap. My employers noticed a difference in me very quickly. My confidence and capabilities have improved a lot, and I feel that the work I have done at LJMU has better prepared me for progression and further responsibility at work.”


Tracy McCormick, MSc Biomedical Science


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